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So for you Americans is a scone something that sounds like "stone" or like "gone"? For us, it depends on where you're from - regional variations.
Yes, Keighly is rather odd. But then so is Utica (pronounced Ethica I believe). So tell me how Nacogdoches, TX is pronounced?
Geoff M.
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Realizing that some were left hanging after seeing my list of MA towns, I will now try to give the common pronunciations.
Billerica: bill-rick'-a Cotuit: kuh-too'-it Haverhill: hay'-ver-ul or even hay'-vrl Leominster: le'-mun-ster or le'-mn-ster (as in the fruit lemon) Oakham: oak-ham (even emphasis on each syllable) Petersham: pee'-ters-ham or pee'-ters-hm (there are people who say peeter-sham) they're wrong!! Tewksbury: tooks'-bry (double o as in look) Waban: wa'-bn (a as in ball) Woburn: woo'-burn (double o as in ooze)
I'm open to corrections by other MA residents. I would have used the schwa in some cases, but I don't know off hand how to make it on my Mac.
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quote:Originally posted by Geoff M: So tell me how Nacogdoches, TX is pronounced?
Na coe doe' cheese, more or less.
Then there is Natchitoches, Louisiana which is pronounced Na coe tish'
Or, how about Arkansas, which is, by decision of the state legislature pronounced Are can saw'
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Surely there once was a Nacogdoches & Natchitoches Railroad? That would have looked impressive on the side of a boxcar, but people would have ended up calling it the "N & N."
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Moving a little to the north and east, Cleveland area to be specific: I have yet to hear a definitive correct pronunciation for "Cuyahoga".
ETA: Henry, I'll bet it wouldn't have been long before folks started calling it the "Ninny"....
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So how much further off topic can we get? What about the word "Caribbean?" Is it "care-i-BEE-an" or "ca-RIB-bee-an?" I prefer the first pronunciation.
Meanwhile, it should be a nice day in Surf, CA today (getting back on topic) -- I hope the Surfliners are on time!!
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Borrowing and editing some posts above: Billericay: (note Y on end) biller-rik-ee Leominster: le'-mn-ster Oakham: oak-um (even emphasis on each syllable) Tewksbury: tewks'-bry (as in ewe, not as in look!) Woburn: woe-burn Carribean: carry-BEE-an
Guessing at how I would pronounce this: Cuyahoga - Kie-ya-hoe-gah (Kie as in die)
Possibly some of the easist place names to pronounce are in the Philippines. Pronounce each vowel seperately, each vowel sounds the same regardless of adjacent letters, and stress the second syllable - in a nutshell, but of course there are some exceptions.
Geoff M.
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Some people here do pronounce Tewksbury the way you have it. The pronunciation I gave was given to me by a former resident of the town. Oakham is never pronounced your way over here, as far as I know. And I concur with your version of Cuyahoga, with accent on third syllable.
I too prefer to accent Caribbean on the third syllable.
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The whole problem is that English has such a mish-mash of ancestries, both Germanic and Latin based, and then has so many borrowed words, and then you have the American and the British versions, there are more exceptional cases than rule following cases. And to the confoundment of certain others, English in either or both versions has become the language of convenience for international business.
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There is a town named Utica not far from where I live and it's pronounced YOU ti ka
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Ah, Argentinian steaks - the best in the world! I went there myself a few years ago and can concur with the quality and inexpensiveness of them. None of this "carved onto a tray and into the supermarket while still warm" rubbish but proper meat that has been hung for 2 months or more. Just a butter knife will do, no steak knife required. I've not eaten an ordinary steak since. Sorry, salivating a bit there.
So how's the weather, Frank?
Geoff M.
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quote:Originally posted by Geoff M: Ah, Argentinian steaks -the best in the world
I guess you never had a corn fed Nebraska USDA Prime 12oz Sirloin medium rare in the Dome Diner of the City of Los Angeles.
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I was once corrected by an official from the town of Kissimmee Florida that it should be pronouced KuhSIMee and not KISSamee as I had done. She then said that it could be pronounced KuhSIMmee by day and KISSamee by night. A delighful compromse I thought.
P.S. to Geoff M. In Canada we (usually) pronounce scone as in gone not stone.
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Weather has been beautiful. Mostly in the low 70's and sunny with a light breeze.
We went to an Estancia about an hour outside the city today for more steak, chicken and sausages all cooked over a hardwood fire. Free flowing wine and beer made for a very entertaining afternoon.
We board the ship on Sunday but don't sail until Monday at 6PM so will have an "extra" day.
The Retiro train station is a couple of blocks from here but I have yet to get over there or to ride the "Subte", the subway. They are very proud that they had the first subway system in Latin America.
Frank in still warm BA.
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